An NC-17 rating, meaning no one 17 and under admitted, comes with its stigmas. But these films have pushed the boundaries to become the best NC-17 rated movies.

Content Warning: The following article contains discussions of sexual abuse, rape, pedophilia, drug use, and gun violence.Most film directors try to avoid the dreaded NC-17 rating like the plague. It ...

The line between R and NC-17 has always been a moving target, an arbitrary threshold that often reflects moral panic more than genuine concern. For decades, filmmakers have found themselves in battles ...

Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde” is about to make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which means moviegoers will finally get to find out why the Marilyn Monroe drama is rated NC-17. The rating ...

In 1992, 'Intent to Kill' became the first movie to receive the new NC-17 rating for its "extreme violence" rather than ...

Movie ratings don't fall out of the sky — it just seems that way. Since 1968, anonymous members of the Motion Picture Association of America ratings board have all but dictated what the American ...

No NC-17 rated film has ever won an Academy Award in a major category, and like "Blue Valentine," that poses a threat to "Shame," especially since Michael Fassbender who stars as the lead in the film ...

Lions Gate was slapped with an NC-17 rating recently for the French horror film “High Tension,” which it will release in August. Traditionally, that would mean going back to the editing room and ...

The NC-17 rating has historically been a film certification that’s bad for business due to its adults-only label and pornographic stigma.

As far as the ratings system goes, the dreaded NC-17 is treated like the proverbial red-headed stepchild by Hollywood. Ordinarily doled out for explicit sexual content (violence, funnily enough, is ...